Man Booker prize 2017 and poet Kayo Chingonyi – books podcast

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Man Booker prize 2017 and poet Kayo Chingonyi – books podcast

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Aug 1, 2017

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On this week’s podcast, we pull apart the 2017 Man Booker prize longlist and talk to poet Kayo Chingonyi about masculinity and race

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Aug 1, 2017

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